COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sacramento vs Austin
PLACE A
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
VS
PLACE B
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Sacramento is 5% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $2,936 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 12%).
SACRAMENTOAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population2,477,2742,620,945−5% vs Austin
Population density486621−135
Population growth11.6%33.0%−21.5 pts
Median age38.636.0+2.5
Male49.2%50.6%−1.3 pts
Female50.8%49.4%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born19.5%16.3%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%48.7%−1.1 pts
Black6.5%6.9%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%32.2%−9.4 pts
Asian14.9%7.3%+7.5 pts
Other8.3%4.9%+3.5 pts
Median household income$97,576$100,512−$2,936
Per capita income$47,193$56,313−$9,119
Poverty rate11.5%9.8%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.458Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%50.7%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree13.8%19.0%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%4.3%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation62.6%71.3%−8.8 pts
Median home value$580,218$473,482+$106,736
Median gross rent$1,838$1,705+$134
Owner-occupied62.8%58.9%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%5.1%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%47.2%+6.3 pts
Average commute27.127.3−0.1
Worked from home19.9%26.5%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.5%12.0%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025